Nonstop flights from Nairobi to Zanzibar

4 airlines fly this route, with up to 7 flights a day.

NBONairobi Jomo Kenyatta International

373 mi · 41 flights a week

ZNZZanzibar Abeid Amani Karume International

NBOZNZ

When they leave

Nairobi time

1:20a10:15pFirst departure 1:20 AM, last 10:15 PM

One overnight flight at 1:20 AM, then one morning flight at 8:00 AM, then two in the afternoon, 12:30 PM to 4:10 PM, then four in the evening, 6:30 PM to 10:15 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

1:20 AM→2:40 AMKenya AirwaysEmbraer 190Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
8:00 AM→9:20 AMKenya AirwaysBoeing 737Daily
12:30 PM→1:50 PMKenya AirwaysBoeing 737Wed, Sat
4:10 PM→5:30 PMAir TanzaniaDash 8Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun
6:30 PM→7:50 PMKenya AirwaysBoeing 737Daily
7:30 PM→9:00 PMFlightlinkATR 72Daily
8:30 PM→10:00 PMPrecision AirATR 72Mon, Tue, Sun
10:15 PM→11:45 PMPrecision AirATR 42Daily

Schedules last checked Sep 20, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Nairobi to Zanzibar

Kenya Airways flies most often, 2 to 4 times a day on the Boeing 737 and Embraer 190. Precision Air flies 1 to 2 times a day on the ATR 42 and ATR 72. Flightlink flies daily on the ATR 72. Air Tanzania flies 4 times a week on the Dash 8.

Flights run every day of the week, from 5 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays to 7 on Mondays and Wednesdays. The first arrival in Zanzibar is at 2:40 AM and the last at 11:45 PM. The flight covers 373 miles.

Flying back, Zanzibar to Nairobi has 51 nonstop flights a week.

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.